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Meithei and Kannada


Kannada and Meithei


Countries

Countries
India, Manipur  
India, Karnataka, India  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
Karnataka, India  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Goa  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura  
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana  

Regulated By
-  
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka  

Interesting Facts
  • Meithei Language is currently classified as a vulnerable language by UNESCO.
  • The oldest document in Methei language was dated back in 8th century were inscriptions on the copper plate.
  
  • Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
  • Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
  

Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages  
Telugu  

Derived From
-  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Meithei-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Kannada-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
27  
9
49  
29

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
14  
11

How Many Consonants
15  
5
35  
25

Scripts
Bengali  
Kannada Script  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Khurumjari  
ಹಲೋ (Halō)  

Thank You
Yamna nungaijare  
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)  

How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)  

Good Night
Athengba Ahing  
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)  

Good Evening
মানিপুরি  
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)  

Good Afternoon
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ  
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)  

Good Morning
Nongale haugatl  
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)  

Please
Chanbiduna  
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)  

Sorry
Saobiganu  
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)  

Bye
Chatcharage  
ಬೈ (Bai)  

I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi  
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)  

Excuse Me
দুঃখিত  
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Loi  
Badaga  

Where They Speak
Burma, Laos  
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris  

How Many People Speak
5,000.00  
99+
540,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Pangal  
Urali  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India  
kerala  

How Many People Speak
273,000.00  
99+
6,440.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Meithei proper  
Kurumba  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu  

How Many People Speak
1,250,000.00  
99+
220,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
20  
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.50 million  
99+
49.00 million  
29

Speaking Population
0.01 %  
99+
0.58 %  
28

Native Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
38.00 million  
26

Second Language Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
11.00 million  
39

Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন  
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)  

Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna  
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi  

French Name
Meithei  
kannada  

German Name
Meithei  
Kannada  

Pronunciation
[ˈmeɪteɪ]  
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]  

Ethnicity
Meithei people  
Kannadiga  

History

Origin
1700  
c. 450  

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family  
Dravidian Family  

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Kannada, Kannada  

Standard Forms
Standard Meithei  
Modern Kannada  

Language Position
38  
35
31  
29

Signed Forms
Meithei Sign Language  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
-  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
kn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mni  
kan  

ISO 639 2/B
mni  
kan  

ISO 639 3
mni  
kan  

ISO 639 6
mni  
kan  

Glottocode
mani1292  
nucl1305  

Linguasphere
omp  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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All Meithei and Kannada Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Meithei and Kannada dialects. Various dialects of Meithei and Kannada language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Meithei are spoken in different Meithei Speaking Countries whereas Kannada Dialects are spoken in different Kannada speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Meithei vs Kannada Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Meithei dialects include: Loi, Pangal. Kannada dialects include: Badaga , Urali. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Meithei and Kannada Speaking population

Meithei and Kannada speaking population is one of the factors based on which Meithei and Kannada languages can be compared. The total count of Meithei and Kannada Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Meithei language is 0.01 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Meithei and Kannada on Meithei vs Kannada where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Meithei and Kannada Language Codes

Meithei and Kannada language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Meithei and Kannada Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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